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Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

This guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter.
For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own.

If you still have a little space, or can back up some of your data to other storage (strongly recommended to always do with all your personal data files), then search for and install SBopkg (for unofficial Slackware software, but started and, IIRC still run by some official Slackware team members) set it up, synchronize it with slackbuilds.org, then use SBopkg to install Bleachbit (in the 'system' category) which will delete many unnecessary files from your system.

How much have you actually installed? I would start by emptying out your home directory. You may have a bunch of junk accumulating in there.

Quite honestly, I wouldn't have chosen slack as a distro for a small hard drive. Don't get me wrong. I really like Slack. It is one of my favorite distrobutions. The problem is that many of the slack builds will not work unless you install nearly all of the packages. Doing so tends to load you up with a LOT of junk which you don't need. Perhaps one of the many Slack guru's around here can recommend a safe way to remove some of this bulk.

Wow! I've only got 4.7GB in the entire root directory. One thing you could clear out are the surplus video drivers, but I don't know where Slackware puts them. Otherwise, I'd suggest moving to Salix: a full install fits in 3GB.

It seems you have performed a full Slackware install, as is recommended, am i right? Big /usr is perfectly normal in that setup, but 7.4 GB partition is really small.

Look up the categories Slackware installation consists of; you can delete stuff you don't use, but you should know (!!) what you're doing and what you're planning to do (for example K is fairly useless unless you don't plan to compile modules or customized kernel).

This thread should be moved to Slackware subforum, so you can get proper advice.

I did a similar installation a while back.
When you do a full installation of Slackware it automatically install KDE and all its applications as well as Xfce and all its applications, and the huge kernel with all the drivers available for Linux you also have the documentation in all languages supported by Slackware perhaps you could remove the documentation and leave it only the one on your native language.

I end up re installing and selecting only Xfce and I also make a different partition just for my home directory so at the end it was like 7GB for my root directory and like 6 GB for my home partition and 1GB for swap. It worked fine after that.

you could repartition your hard drive as an alternative to delete some stuff

Have you considered simply upgrading your hard drive? You could get a 1TB drive for under $100, put a 100gb / partition (to use a ridiculously large hypothetical) and have 900gb free for other files...

You can probably scavenge an 80gb or 160gb for free out of a computer someone is throwing away...